one-night stand vs romance

one-night stand

noun
  • Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter. 

  • A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night. 

  • An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening. 

romance

noun
  • An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair. 

  • A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone. 

  • A tale of high adventure. 

  • A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality. 

  • A romanza, or sentimental ballad. 

  • An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances. 

  • A story or novel dealing with idealized love. 

  • An embellished account of something; an idealized lie. 

  • A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real. 

  • A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc. 

  • Idealized love which is pure or beautiful. 

verb
  • To woo; to court. 

  • To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc. 

  • To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air. 

How often have the words one-night stand and romance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )